EP2537325B1 - Dispositif de communication avec commande multifonctionnelle - Google Patents

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EP2537325B1
EP2537325B1 EP11703980.0A EP11703980A EP2537325B1 EP 2537325 B1 EP2537325 B1 EP 2537325B1 EP 11703980 A EP11703980 A EP 11703980A EP 2537325 B1 EP2537325 B1 EP 2537325B1
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Willem Deleus
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  • the inventive arrangements relate to communication systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for controlling a radio transceiver using a multi-functional elongated roller.
  • Such communication networks include a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) based network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) based network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) based network and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) based network.
  • LMR Land Mobile Radio
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the group call service is a service by which a service user (e.g., first responder) is able to simultaneously talk to other service users (e.g., other first responders) associated with a particular talk group or social media profile.
  • the group call service can be implemented by a Push-To-Talk (PTT) group call service.
  • PTT group call service is an instant service by which the PTT service user is able to immediately talk to other PTT service users of a particular talk group or social media profile by pushing a PTT button of a communication device
  • the communication devices include land mobile radios.
  • Each of the radios typically comprises a plurality of rotary knobs and a PTT button for controlling a radio transceiver thereof.
  • the rotary knobs are disposed on top panels of the radios.
  • a first one of the rotary knobs is provided for selecting an individual or a talk group to which a PTT call is to be made.
  • a second one of the rotary knobs is provided for controlling an audio volume of a radio.
  • the PTT button is disposed on a side panel of the radio. Consequently, a user of the radio is unable to use one finger alone for controlling the radio receiver of the radio. Also, two hands are undesirably required to hold the radio and change functional settings of the radio through the plurality of rotary knobs.
  • DE19906386 discloses an apparatus for controlling a mobile phone comprising an elongated roller mounted on a shaft having on each edge a switch and a support spring, being able to actuate functions by rolling or by pressing each edge of the roller.
  • EP0901262 discloses a roller activating functions by rolling or by pressure.
  • FIG. 1 there is provided a block diagram of an exemplary communication device 100 that implements one or more method embodiments of the present invention.
  • the communication device 100 is shown in FIG. 1 to be a portable land mobile radio, embodiments of the present invention are not limited in this regard.
  • the communication device 100 can alternatively include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a global positioning device, a personal computer, a television, a vehicular communication device or other communication device.
  • the communication device 100 generally includes a housing 104, an antenna 106 and internal circuitry (not shown in FIG. 1 ).
  • the communication device 100 also includes a control element (e.g., a PTT button or switch) 102 and other user interface components 108.
  • a control element e.g., a PTT button or switch
  • the communication device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is generally configured to facilitate the provision of data communication services, individual call services or group call services to a service user.
  • a data communication service is generally a service by which a service user is able to send and/or receive data messages.
  • An individual call service is generally a service by which a service user is able to talk with one other service user.
  • the group call service is a service by which a service user is able to talk to one or more service users associated with a particular talk group or social media profile.
  • the group call service can be implemented by a PTT group call service.
  • the PTT group call service is an instant service by which the PTT service user is able to immediately talk to other PTT service users of a particular talk group or social media profile by actuating the control element 102 of the communication device 100.
  • the communication device 100 is configured to operate in a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) based communication system, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a cellular based communication system or other wireless communication system.
  • LMR Land Mobile Radio
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the cellular based system can include, but is not limited to, a second generation (2G) compatible system and/or a third generation (3G) compatible system and/or a fourth generation (4G) compatible system.
  • second generation (2G) refers to second-generation wireless telephone technology.
  • third generation (3G) refers to third-generation wireless telephone technology.
  • fourth generation (4G) refers to fourth generation wireless telephone technology.
  • the communication device 100 can support various 2G data services (e.g., text messaging), 3G data services (e.g., video calls) and/or 4G data services (e.g., ultra-broadband internet access).
  • 2G data services e.g., text messaging
  • 3G data services e.g., video calls
  • 4G data services e.g., ultra-broadband internet access
  • the communication device 100 can employ a single communication protocol or multiple communication protocols.
  • the communication device 100 is an LMR radio, then it can employ one or more of the following communication protocols: a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) transport protocol; a P25 transport protocol; an OPENSKY® protocol; and an Enhanced Digital Access Communication System (EDACS) protocol.
  • TETRA Terrestrial Trunked Radio
  • P25 transport protocol
  • OPENSKY® OPENSKY® protocol
  • EDACS Enhanced Digital Access Communication System
  • the communication device 100 can employ one or more of the following communication protocols: a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) based protocol; a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) based protocol; a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) based protocol; an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) network based protocol; and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network based protocol.
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • FIG. 2 A more detailed block diagram of the communication device 100 is provided in FIG. 2 .
  • the communication device 100 may include more or less components than those shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the components shown are sufficient to disclose an illustrative embodiment implementing the present invention.
  • the hardware architecture of FIG. 2 represents one embodiment of a representative communication device configured to facilitate the provision of a group call service to a user thereof.
  • the communication device 100 comprises an antenna 106 for receiving and transmitting Radio Frequency (RF) signals.
  • a receive/transmit (Rx/Tx) switch 204 selectively couples the antenna 106 to the transmitter circuitry 206 and receiver circuitry 208 in a manner familiar to those skilled in the art.
  • the receiver circuitry 208 demodulates and decodes the RF signals received from a network (not shown in FIG. 2 ) to derive information therefrom.
  • the receiver circuitry 208 is coupled to a controller 210 via an electrical connection 234.
  • the receiver circuitry 208 provides the decoded RF signal information to the controller 210.
  • the controller 210 uses the decoded RF signal information in accordance with the function(s) of the communication device 100.
  • the controller 210 also provides information to the transmitter circuitry 206 for encoding and modulating information into RF signals. Accordingly, the controller 210 is coupled to the transmitter circuitry 206 via an electrical connection 238. The transmitter circuitry 206 communicates the RF signals to the antenna 202 for transmission to an external device (e.g., network equipment not shown in FIG. 2 ).
  • an external device e.g., network equipment not shown in FIG. 2 .
  • An antenna 106 is coupled to Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver circuitry 214 for receiving GPS signals.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the GPS receiver circuitry 214 demodulates and decodes the GPS signals to extract GPS location information therefrom.
  • the GPS location information indicates the location of the communication device 100.
  • the GPS receiver circuitry 214 provides the decoded GPS location information to the controller 210.
  • the GPS receiver circuitry 214 is coupled to the controller 210 via an electrical connection 236.
  • the controller 210 uses the decoded GPS location information in accordance with the function(s) of the communication device 100.
  • the controller 210 stores the decoded RF signal information and the decoded GPS location information in a memory 212 of the communication device 100. Accordingly, the memory 212 is connected to and accessible by the controller 210 through an electrical connection 232.
  • the memory 212 may be a volatile memory and/or a non-volatile memory.
  • the memory 212 can include, but is not limited to, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM) and flash memory.
  • one or more sets of instructions 250 are stored in the memory 212.
  • the instructions 250 can also reside, completely or at least partially, within the controller 210 during execution thereof by the communication device 100.
  • the memory 212 and the controller 210 can constitute machine-readable media.
  • the term "machine-readable media”, as used here, refers to a single medium or multiple media that store the one or more sets of instructions 250.
  • the term "machine-readable media”, as used here, also refers to any medium that is capable of storing, encoding or carrying the set of instructions 250 for execution by the communication device 100 and that cause the communication device 100 to perform one or more of the methodologies of the present disclosure.
  • the controller 210 is also connected to a user interface 230.
  • the user interface 230 is comprised of input devices 216, output devices 224, and software routines (not shown in FIG. 2 ) configured to allow a user to interact with and control software applications (not shown in FIG. 2 ) installed on the computing device 100.
  • Such input and output devices respectively include, but are not limited to, a display 228, a speaker 226, a keypad 220, a directional pad (not shown in FIG. 2 ), a directional knob (not shown in FIG. 2 ), a microphone 222 and a control element (e.g., a PTT button or switch) 102.
  • the display 228 may be designed to accept touch screen inputs.
  • the user interface 230 is operative to facilitate a user-software interaction for launching group call applications (not shown in FIG. 2 ), PTT call applications (not shown in FIG. 2 ), social media applications, internet applications and other types of applications installed on the computing device 100.
  • the group call and PTT call applications (not shown in FIG. 2 ) are operative to provide a group call service to a user of the communication device 100.
  • the control element 102 is configured to function as a PTT switch.
  • the control element 102 provides a user with a single switch or button to initiate a call application.
  • the call application can be initiated in response to a depression of a center of the control element 102.
  • the call application facilitates the provision of a call service to a user of the communication device 100.
  • the call application is operative to perform communication operations.
  • the communication operations can include, but are not limited to, message generation operations, message communication operations, voice packet recording operations, voice packet queuing operations and voice packet communication operations.
  • the control element 102 is advantageously configured as a multifunction device for controlling various operations other than PTT functions.
  • the control element 102 has various switch positions that can be used for controlling these various other operations.
  • the control element 102 provides the user with a secondary switch or button means for selecting and/or controlling particular functions of the communication device 100. More particularly, a function of the communication device 100 is controlled by the control element 102 in response to the depression of a peripheral edge portion thereof for a pre-defined period of time (e.g., less than or greater than two seconds).
  • the function can include, but is not limited to, an audio volume function, a channel selection function, a mute function, a brightness selection function, an "on/off' function, a play function, a rewind function, a fast forward function, a pause function, a channel recall function, a camera function, a talk group selection function, a media profile selection function, an emergency call function, a map selection function, a priority selection function and a user selection function.
  • an audio volume function a channel selection function, a mute function, a brightness selection function, an "on/off' function, a play function, a rewind function, a fast forward function, a pause function, a channel recall function, a camera function, a talk group selection function, a media profile selection function, an emergency call function, a map selection function, a priority selection function and a user selection function.
  • the control element 102 further provides a rotatable means for selecting and/or controlling particular functions of the communication device 100.
  • a particular function of the communication device 100 is controlled by the control element 102 in response to the rotation of the control element 102 around a central axis thereof.
  • the function can include, but is not limited to, an audio volume function, a channel selection function, a mute function, a brightness selection function, an "on/off function, a play function, a rewind function, a fast forward function, a pause function, a channel recall function, a camera function, a talk group selection function, an emergency call function, a map selection function, a priority selection function, a user interface selection function and a media profile selection function.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are not limited in this regard.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the control element 102 will now be described in relation to FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 3 there is provided a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of control element 102 that is useful for understanding the present invention. It should be understood that there are numerous ways of implementing the control element 102. As such, the present invention is not limited to the specific arrangement shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the control element 102 includes an elongated roller 302, a shaft 304, switches 306, 308, 310, optical position detectors 312, 314, and resilient members 316, 318, 320, 322.
  • the elongated roller 302 is disposed in the housing 104 of a communication device 100 so as to at least partially project outward therefrom. In this way, the elongated roller 302 is easily accessible to a user of the communication device 100.
  • the elongated roller 302 can alternatively be recessed or flush with a surface of the housing 104.
  • the elongated roller 302 has a generally cylindrical form.
  • the elongated roller 302 advantageously is arranged so that it is somewhat elongated along the length of its central axis 360.
  • the elongated roller 302 can have a form that deviates somewhat from a conventional cylindrical shape.
  • the elongated roller 302 can have convex or concave sides.
  • the surface of the elongated roller 302 can be smooth or knurled.
  • the elongated roller 302 is configured to be transitioned from a rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a plurality of actuated positions, such as those shown in FIGS. 4-7 . In each of the actuated positions, a particular function of the communication device 100 is selected or controlled. According to one embodiment, shaft 304 or elongated roller 302 can be guided within a channel (not shown in FIG. 3 ) formed in the housing 104 of a communication device 100.
  • the elongated roller 302 can be transitioned from the rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a first actuated position shown in FIG. 4 for controlling a particular function of the communication device. As shown in FIG. 4 , the position transition can be achieved by depressing a bottom peripheral edge portion 354 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds). In the first actuated position, an actuator 328 of the switch 310 is depressed by the elongated roller 302 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the communication device 100 performs operations to: (a) track the amount of time the elongated roller 302 is depressed; and (b) change an operational parameter of the communication device 100 based on the duration of the button depression.
  • the elongated roller 302 is configured to be transitioned from the rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a second actuated position shown in FIG. 5 for controlling a particular function of the communication device 100.
  • the position transition can be achieved by depressing a top peripheral edge portion 352 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds).
  • a short period of time e.g., less than two seconds
  • a long period of time e.g., greater than two seconds
  • the communication device 100 performs operations to: (a) track the amount of time the elongated roller 302 is depressed; and (b) change an operational parameter of the communication device 100 based on the duration of the button depression.
  • the elongated roller 302 can also be transitioned from the rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a third actuated position shown in FIG. 6 for controlling a particular function of communication device 100.
  • the position transition can be achieved by depressing a center portion 350 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302.
  • the actuators 328, 330, 332 of the switches 306, 308, 310 are depressed by the elongated roller 302 as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the switches 306, 308, 310 are placed in their closed or open positions so as to indicate that the elongated roller 302 is in the third actuated position.
  • the communication device 100 performs operations to place a call to an individual or members of a selected talk group. The call can be terminated by releasing the elongated roller 302.
  • the elongated roller 302 can also be transitioned from the rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a fourth position shown in FIG. 7 for selecting or controlling an operational parameter of the communication device 100. As shown in FIG. 7 , the position transition can be achieved by rotating the elongated roller 302 around a central axis 360 thereof.
  • a suitable sensing means can be provided for the detection of such rotation.
  • the sensing means can detect a rate of rotation and/or an amount of rotation by communicating sensor information to the controller 210.
  • the sensing means can be a mechanical sensing means (not shown), an electrical sensing means (not shown), an electro-mechanical sensing means (not shown), or an electro-optical sensing means (shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • a shaft 304 of the elongated roller 302 has a plurality of scan lines 334 formed on one or more ends thereof.
  • the optical position detector(s) 312, 314 is(are) configured for scanning the scan lines to determine the occurrence of button rotation from the rest position (shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • the information is provided to controller 210 to evaluate the amount and/or rate of rotation.
  • the communication device 100 performs operations to change an operational parameter of the communication device 100 based on the amount and/or rate of button rotation. It should be noted that there are many known techniques for measuring and/or detecting rotation of a shaft, and any such technique can be used herein without limitation.
  • the elongated roller 302 is configured to be transitioned from a rest position shown in FIG. 3 to a plurality of actuated positions, such as those shown in FIGS. 4-7 .
  • actuated positions In each of the actuated positions, a particular function of the communication device 100 is selected or controlled.
  • the particular actuated position can be advantageously detected by the controller 210 that is operatively connected to the control element 102.
  • the controller 210 will then determine a device function or control to be activated based on the switch position.
  • the controller 210 is advantageously configured to determine a period of time that the control element remains in one or more actuated positions.
  • Alternative control functions can be detected based on such timing information as explained below in further detail.
  • the functions associated with the various actuated positions include, but are not limited to, an audio volume function, a channel selection function, a mute function, a brightness selection function, an "on/off' function, a play function, a rewind function, a fast forward function, a pause function, a channel recall function, a camera function, a talk group selection function, a media profile selection function, an individual call function, a group call function, an emergency call function, a map selection function, a priority selection function, a user interface selection function and a PTT function.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are not limited in this regard.
  • control element 102 is disposed in an LMR radio or cellular phone.
  • an audio volume function, a talk group selection function and/or a social media profile selection function is(are) controlled by controller 210 (or other processing device) in response to the depression of the peripheral edge portion 352, 354 of elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds).
  • controller 210 performs operations to: (a) detect an actuated position of elongated roller 302; (b) track the amount of time the elongated roller 302 is depressed; and (c) change an operational parameter of the communication device based on the particular actuated position of elongated roller 302 and the duration of the button press.
  • the operational parameter includes an audio volume parameter, a talk group parameter and/or a social media profile parameter. Additionally or alternatively, the audio volume function, talk group selection function, and/or the social media profile function is(are) controlled by controller 210 in response to the rotation of the elongated roller 302 around a central axis 360 thereof.
  • controller 210 performs operations to change the operational parameter based on the amount and/or rate of rotation of the elongated roller 302.
  • a call application is initiated by controller 210 in response to the depression of a center portion 350 of the elongated roller 302.
  • controller 210 performs operations to place a call to an individual or members of a selected talk group. The call is terminated in response to a release of the elongated roller 302.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are not limited in this regard.
  • control element 102 is disposed in a television (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ) or a television remote controller (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ).
  • an audio volume function, a channel selection function, a play function, a rewind function, a fast forward function and/or a pause function is(are) controlled by controller 210 (or other processing device) in response to the depression of the peripheral edge portion 352, 354 of elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds).
  • controller 210 performs operations to: (a) detect an actuated position of the elongated roller 302; (b) track the amount of time the elongated roller 302 is depressed; and (c) change an operational parameter of the television (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ) based on the particular actuated position of elongated roller 302 and duration of the button press.
  • the operational parameter includes an audio volume parameter, a channel parameter, a play parameter, a rewind parameter, a fast forward parameter, and/or a pause parameter.
  • the audio volume function, channel selection function, play function, rewind function, fast forward function and/or pause function is(are) controlled by controller 210 in response to the rotation of the elongated roller 302 around a central axis 360 thereof.
  • controller 210 performs operations to change the operational parameter based on the amount and/or rate of rotation of the elongated roller 302.
  • an "on/off' function, a mute function, or a channel recall function of the television (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ) is controlled by controller 210 in response to the depression of a center portion 350 of the elongated roller 302.
  • controller 210 performs operations to turn the television (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ) on or off, mute an audio output of the television (not shown in FIGS. 1-7 ) or change a channel to a previously selected channel.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are not limited in this regard.
  • FIG. 8 there is provided a flow diagram of an exemplary method 800 for controlling a radio transceiver of a communication device (e.g., the communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ) that is useful for understanding the present invention.
  • the method 800 begins with step 802 and continues with step 804 where the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ) is turned on.
  • a talk group is selected using a control element (e.g., the control element 102 of FIG. 1 or the control element 300 of FIG. 3 ).
  • the talk group can be selected by transitioning the control element from a rest position to a particular actuated position, such as that shown in FIGS. 4 , 5 and 7 .
  • the position transition of the control element can be achieved by depressing a bottom peripheral edge portion 354 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds).
  • a short period of time e.g., less than two seconds
  • a long period of time e.g., greater than two seconds
  • the position transition of the control element 300 can be achieved by depressing a top peripheral edge portion 352 of the exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds). As shown in FIG. 7 , the position transition of the control element 300 can be achieved by rotating the elongated roller 302 around a central axis 360 thereof.
  • step 807 a call is initiated to an individual or members of the selected talk group.
  • the call initiation and channel resource allocation can be accomplished by transitioning the control element from the rest position to a particular actuated position, such as that shown in FIG. 6 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the position transition is achieved by depressing a center portion 350 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302.
  • step 808 is performed where the user of the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ) speaks into one or more microphones thereof.
  • speech signals are received at the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ).
  • the communication device e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1
  • the voice packets are then communicated from the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ) to one or more other communication devices via a network.
  • the communication devices can be members of the selected talk group.
  • a next step 810 the user of the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ) releases the control element. Consequently, the call remains open for another speech item request by a member of a group call or a member of an individual call until the call is terminated by expiration of one or more call timers or when the call is closed by the call initiator or one of the call members.
  • step 814 is performed where speech is output from the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ).
  • the speech is defined by the voice communication received in the previous step 812.
  • an audio volume is increased or decreased by transitioning the control element from a rest position to a particular actuated position, such as that shown in FIGS. 4 , 5 and 7 .
  • the position transition of the control element can be achieved by depressing a bottom peripheral edge portion 354 of an exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds).
  • a short period of time e.g., less than two seconds
  • a long period of time e.g., greater than two seconds
  • the position transition of the control element 300 can be achieved by depressing a top peripheral edge portion 352 of the exposed surface 326 of the elongated roller 302 for a short period of time (e.g., less than two seconds) or a long period of time (e.g., greater than two seconds). As shown in FIG. 7 , the position transition of the control element 300 can be achieved by rotating the elongated roller 302 around a central axis 360 thereof.
  • step 818 is performed where the method 800 returns to step 802 or other processing is performed by the communication device (e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 ).
  • the communication device e.g., communication device 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • the present invention provides communication devices with certain advantages over conventional communication devices. For example, a plurality of actions or functions of a communication device can be selected or controlled using the single control element of the present invention. In effect, a user only needs one hand to hold the communication device and change functional settings thereof through the single control element of the present invention.
  • the control elements of the present invention advantageously facilitate the decrease in overall sizes of communication devices.
  • the relatively small sized communication devices of the present invention are less expensive to manufacture as compared to conventional communication devices including a plurality of rotary knobs and buttons for controlling functions thereof.

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  1. Appareil destiné à commander un dispositif, comprenant :
    un élément de commande allongé (102) comprenant :
    un rouleau allongé (302),
    deux paires d'éléments élastiques (316, 318, 320, 322),
    un arbre (304), dans lequel l'arbre est supporté par une paire desdits éléments élastiques au niveau de chaque extrémité respective et le rouleau allongé (302) est monté sur l'arbre dans une partie d'arbre placée entre les paires d'éléments élastiques,
    des premier, deuxième et troisième commutateurs (310, 308, 306) positionnés en une succession linéaire les uns par rapport aux autres et au rouleau allongé (302), dans lequel le rouleau allongé est configuré en liaison avec les paires d'éléments élastiques (316, 318, 320, 322) pour permettre à la fois un actionnement individuel d'un commutateur parmi lesdits premier et troisième commutateurs (310, 306) et l'actionnement unitaire de la totalité desdits premier, deuxième et troisième commutateurs (310, 308, 306) ; et
    au moins un contrôleur opérable avec ledit rouleau allongé (302) est configuré pour
    (a) commander une première fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à un actionnement dudit premier commutateur (310) par un enfoncement d'une première partie de bord périphérique (354) dudit rouleau allongé (302) pendant une première période de temps,
    (b) commander une deuxième fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à un actionnement dudit troisième commutateur (306) par un enfoncement d'une deuxième partie de bord périphérique (352) dudit rouleau allongé (302) pendant une deuxième période de temps, ladite deuxième partie de bord périphérique (352) étant opposée à ladite première partie de bord périphérique (354),
    (c) commander une troisième fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à un actionnement desdits premier, deuxième et troisième commutateurs (310, 308, 306) par un enfoncement d'un centre (350) dudit rouleau allongé (302), et
    (d) commander une quatrième fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à une rotation dudit rouleau allongé (302) autour d'un axe central (360) dudit rouleau allongé (302).
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit contrôleur est en outre configuré pour commander une cinquième fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à un enfoncement de ladite première partie de bord périphérique pendant une troisième période de temps qui est plus longue que ladite première période de temps.
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit contrôleur est en outre configuré pour commander une cinquième fonction dudit dispositif en réponse à un enfoncement de ladite deuxième partie de bord périphérique pendant une troisième période de temps qui est plus longue que ladite deuxième période de temps.
  4. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit contrôleur est en outre configuré pour changer un paramètre opérationnel du dispositif en réponse à une rotation dudit rouleau allongé autour dudit axe central.
  5. Appareil selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit paramètre opérationnel est sélectionné à partir du groupe composé d'un paramètre de groupe de parole et d'un paramètre de volume audio.
  6. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel au moins l'une parmi lesdites première, deuxième, troisième et quatrième fonctions est sélectionnée à partir du groupe composé d'une fonction de volume audio, d'une fonction de sélection de canal, d'une fonction sourdine, d'une fonction de sélection de luminosité, d'une fonction « marche/arrêt », d'une fonction lecture, d'une fonction retour, d'une fonction avance rapide, d'une fonction pause, d'une fonction rappel de canal, d'une fonction caméra, d'une fonction de sélection de groupe de parole, d'une fonction de sélection de profil média, d'une fonction d'appel individuel, d'une fonction d'appel de groupe, d'une fonction d'appel d'urgence, d'une fonction de sélection de carte, d'une fonction de sélection de priorité, d'une fonction de sélection d'interface utilisateur et d'une fonction PTT.
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit dispositif est sélectionné à partir du groupe composé d'une radio, d'un téléphone mobile, d'un téléphone cellulaire, d'un assistant numérique personnel, d'un dispositif de positionnement global, dans un ordinateur personnel, d'une télévision et d'un dispositif de communication véhiculaire.
  8. Appareil selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un moyen de détection configuré pour détecter ladite rotation dudit rouleau allongé.
  9. Appareil selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit moyen de détection est l'un parmi un moyen de détection mécanique, un moyen de détection électrique, un moyen de détection électromécanique, et un moyen de détection électrooptique.
  10. Appareil selon la revendication 9, dans lequel ledit moyen de détection électrooptique est prévu comme une paire de détecteurs de position optiques (312, 314), chaque détecteur de position optique étant placé au niveau d'une extrémité distale respective de l'arbre (304), où les détecteurs de position optiques (312, 314) formant ladite paire sont configurés pour détecter la rotation dudit arbre (304).
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